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it's created a situation with the economic gravity in america shifted from new york to washington. >> host: there is no question, i can attest to that that is absolutely the truth. >> guest: and ist truth. it's dangerous. >> host: so to work as titans of industry. >> guest: and finally as it relates to the other areas i would say we wish you the best of success, we hope that it does well in terms of educational talented. we hope national foundation and others will help but we won't simpson as independent business and the problem is you think we have individuals and if i dare say his name, former vice president al gore, who has made a very nice profit personally . >> host: there was an article about the billions being made by selling the carbon credits and it's a very lucrative industry. i was curious to find out from chris werner that actually in tehran was of the creator of this whole idea of carbon credits. and carmen offsets and it was one more thing that could be traded on wall street. >> guest: you have firms like goldman sachs lobbying congress for capt. training and their inter
it's created a situation with the economic gravity in america shifted from new york to washington. >> host: there is no question, i can attest to that that is absolutely the truth. >> guest: and ist truth. it's dangerous. >> host: so to work as titans of industry. >> guest: and finally as it relates to the other areas i would say we wish you the best of success, we hope that it does well in terms of educational talented. we hope national foundation and others will help...
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bonds rather than america? >> guest: osher why the first but they were holding a huge number of the mortgage-backed securities and they have basically been told by the wall street first . >> host: did they know this was bad? >> guest: some might have that they were told by big firms in wall street don't worry, the federal government will bail out. >> host: don't the rating companies look at these mortgage by securities? dog they look at aig, the derivatives? dog they look at all of this and say it's good or not good paper? >> guest: some were drinking the goulet. and they would basically give reports that the investment houses wanted to have a problem that the rating agents were basically in facing the ratings on the information given in the information they were getting from freddie and fannie. >> host: again it doesn't add be live that way or the regulators doing, what was congress doing of oversight. seems like people were asking questions but the problem is congress like you said this at the fulcrum in this
bonds rather than america? >> guest: osher why the first but they were holding a huge number of the mortgage-backed securities and they have basically been told by the wall street first . >> host: did they know this was bad? >> guest: some might have that they were told by big firms in wall street don't worry, the federal government will bail out. >> host: don't the rating companies look at these mortgage by securities? dog they look at aig, the derivatives? dog they...
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by the gay and lesbian transgender community to basically perpetrate that lifestyle on the youth of america? >> guest: well, a couple of things they're. it's not really a lifestyle to get who you are. nobody is trying to perpetrate it on anybody. they are just trying to allow it to be free and equal. and the story that matt gayness didn't matter, and aaron mckinney's confession he actually said it did matter. that's how they singled him out. they chosen specifically because they assume that he was gay. it's a stereotype of a gay man being weak or vulnerable or whatever. really those people just need to read the trial transcript and the confession. go see the levee project. go see the laramie project 10 years later where it is specifically addressed why they chose matt. yes, it was going to be a robbery of a gay man pic that's exactly how they addressed it. >> host: wilma, santa cruz, california, you are on with author judy shepard commack good morning, thank you. i am going to be playing you in the laramie project 10 years later here in santa cruz, california, on october 12. and although we
by the gay and lesbian transgender community to basically perpetrate that lifestyle on the youth of america? >> guest: well, a couple of things they're. it's not really a lifestyle to get who you are. nobody is trying to perpetrate it on anybody. they are just trying to allow it to be free and equal. and the story that matt gayness didn't matter, and aaron mckinney's confession he actually said it did matter. that's how they singled him out. they chosen specifically because they assume...
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>> voice of america. mr. ambassador could the negotiation between tehran and washington, do you think the subject of human rights should be included? >> my name is wrong with washington tv. your talk discussed bilateral relations however talks of the multilateral for many years, number one. number two their actors that have the interest in the results of negotiations that are not part of it, namely israel and the arab world so how the factor that into this world? >> yes, i would also like to ask about iran's role in the region particularly with respect to afghanistan both positive and negative mac and how does that factor into any negotiations and is that something that can be used in the negotiations? >> okay. let's see how we do this. it gets that-- the question you asked about sunni-shia issues, it seems to me to get back to this pendulum swing we talked about between state and cause, and which one prevailed. it is very clear to me that the priority for the islamic republic in the last 30 years has been it
>> voice of america. mr. ambassador could the negotiation between tehran and washington, do you think the subject of human rights should be included? >> my name is wrong with washington tv. your talk discussed bilateral relations however talks of the multilateral for many years, number one. number two their actors that have the interest in the results of negotiations that are not part of it, namely israel and the arab world so how the factor that into this world? >> yes, i...
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not just in america, but around the world. we can always use more. but let's recommit ourself to what we have now. and turn more of our energy and resources on this crisis, to move faster towards saving more lives. the other day someone asked me why i keep doing this work, and why we work so hard every day. to complete our mission. and after 30 years of laboring in the field, it's only more confident, and feeling more charging to victory. because i remember a horrific disease cured by generations where the victims were hidden away in shadows and hopelessness that the treatment would never be found. the epidemic and citizen and scientist took action. the governments formed and founded new institutions. people exhibited extraordinary amounts of leadership and collaborated with a sense of urgency. i'm not talking about cancer. i'm talking about polio. and on the day in 1955 when i was a little girl and the polio vaccine was allowance -- announced in my hometown, the church bell ranges. our parents and teachers wept in a moment of silence as if the war h
not just in america, but around the world. we can always use more. but let's recommit ourself to what we have now. and turn more of our energy and resources on this crisis, to move faster towards saving more lives. the other day someone asked me why i keep doing this work, and why we work so hard every day. to complete our mission. and after 30 years of laboring in the field, it's only more confident, and feeling more charging to victory. because i remember a horrific disease cured by...
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here is what america pause doctors think. 59% of u.s. physicians now support national health insurance, up from 49% in 2002 according to ase studying the annals of internal medicine april 2008. says the lead author and member dr. aaron carol, quote many claim to speak for physicians and reflect their views. bad we ask the doctors directly and found the contrary to conventional wisdom most dr. support the government creating national health insurance. why? according to the co-author, dr. ronald ackerman another member, quote more physicians feel our fragmented and for-profit insurance system is obstructing good patient care. as a practicing physician for 20 years, i see every day of the greed of the for-profit insurance and pharmaceutical industries have added a huge burden of financial anxiety and stress on to patients at exactly the time when they are most vulnerable, when they are ill. just this week a 62-year-old patient of mine told me that she and her husband lost their health insurance when their business of 45 years succumbed to t
here is what america pause doctors think. 59% of u.s. physicians now support national health insurance, up from 49% in 2002 according to ase studying the annals of internal medicine april 2008. says the lead author and member dr. aaron carol, quote many claim to speak for physicians and reflect their views. bad we ask the doctors directly and found the contrary to conventional wisdom most dr. support the government creating national health insurance. why? according to the co-author, dr. ronald...
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armed forces southern command coordinating national-security operations in latin america. ambassador james cason is currently president of the center for free cuba. he is a retired career foreign service officer with 30 seconds-- 30 years varients. it just seemed like 30 seconds. [laughter] he was nominated by president bush to be u.s. ambassador to paraguay and confirmed by the senate prior to this posting in paraguay. ambassadors cason was chief of mission at the united states intersection of cuba from september 10th, 2002 until september 10, 2005. ambassadors cason retired from the foreign service in 2008. by videoconference miriam leiva has been a human rights activist and independent journalist since 1995. in 2003, she was one of the founders of the ladies-- a woman organization that advocates for cuban prisoners of conscience. in september 2008 she left the movement to focus on journalism and direct aid to cuban prisoners of conscience and their families. a former cuban diplomat, be laid low was expelled in september 1992 for lack of political confidence and when she
armed forces southern command coordinating national-security operations in latin america. ambassador james cason is currently president of the center for free cuba. he is a retired career foreign service officer with 30 seconds-- 30 years varients. it just seemed like 30 seconds. [laughter] he was nominated by president bush to be u.s. ambassador to paraguay and confirmed by the senate prior to this posting in paraguay. ambassadors cason was chief of mission at the united states intersection of...
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inside america's most famous home, beyond the velvet ropes of public tours. our position as the grand public places as well as those releasing spaces. and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the capital, the history, arts, and architecture of one of america's most symbolic structures. american icons, three memorable nights, thursday, friday, and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of american icons. a three disc cd set. order online at c-span.org/store. >> the brookings institute hosted a discussion on the fiscal state of u.s. cities. speakers include a number of city mayors and jared bernstein, chief economist and vice president joe biden. this is almost three hours. >> i'm here today to have a very timely for them on the fiscal challenges of facing cities and metropolitan areas in the united states. and the implications for the economic recovery. as many of you know, of the standing contention of our program at berkeley and is that we are a metropolitan nation, that the national economy as a central makeup of a network of metropolitan econ
inside america's most famous home, beyond the velvet ropes of public tours. our position as the grand public places as well as those releasing spaces. and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the capital, the history, arts, and architecture of one of america's most symbolic structures. american icons, three memorable nights, thursday, friday, and saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of american icons. a three disc cd set. order online at c-span.org/store. >> the brookings...
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these young people have so much to give america that we must do that now. mr. chairman, i count myself as part of a friend of this great sport. i am from texas, and boy, are we waited to you but we want our young people to be able to live in a good quality of life, comeback after the nfl and share their stories, fighting against youth violence and unforgiving in touch with both of your offices on this issue. you have been very kind. i yield back. >> thank you. the chair recognizes the distinguished gentleman from california. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let's not fool ourselves. football is controlled violence. that's the nature of the game. you don't have to play in nfl to get her. i have five knee surgeries and a new hip and everything and i didn't even play varsity at notre dame, for goodness sakes. but the question is is the violence controlled? teddy roosevelt saved the game of football at the beginning of the last century. when things such as the flying wedge were allowed and players died. and to the question was whether they were going to outlaw this game
these young people have so much to give america that we must do that now. mr. chairman, i count myself as part of a friend of this great sport. i am from texas, and boy, are we waited to you but we want our young people to be able to live in a good quality of life, comeback after the nfl and share their stories, fighting against youth violence and unforgiving in touch with both of your offices on this issue. you have been very kind. i yield back. >> thank you. the chair recognizes the...
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he represents an america, an improved america. we don't want to go back to a more rationally deviced country. we don't want him to fail. but i think the dynamic for the next election is going to break pedal. you have the white house, the car has no brake. anking. you can take the price control mechanisms and instead of top-down putting them in washington, with three smart guys deciding how to save health care money, more market-oriented approach where you put price control mechanisms, patients and doctors, safeway's holding down the cost for quite a while. there are things you can do toward reform, shopping across state lines, there are lots of things you can do to empower some real market-based reforms. republicans have come forward with that and interestingly enough david axelrod said 80% of this we agree on. they could have taken that 80% and box something up and had it done by christmas. >> you referenced leadership. there is no -- no one speaks for the party, no leaders in the party, you heard that about democrats, you hear t
he represents an america, an improved america. we don't want to go back to a more rationally deviced country. we don't want him to fail. but i think the dynamic for the next election is going to break pedal. you have the white house, the car has no brake. anking. you can take the price control mechanisms and instead of top-down putting them in washington, with three smart guys deciding how to save health care money, more market-oriented approach where you put price control mechanisms, patients...
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the one america has counted on for over 80 years. the kind you can put in any make or model. - get it? - got it. - good. let's go, sparky. - okay. announcer: when it comes to antifreeze... your inner car guy knows only prestone is prestone. - nice. - look here. >>> we've reached the midpoint from the university of the virgil islands. depaul leads st. joseph's by ten. >>> hello there. i'm danyelle sargeant. about 6,000 miles away there is a different version of paradise hosting its own tournament, the maui invitational. the games got under way today. vanderbilt is number 24 in the new ap poll facing cincinnati. early first half, vandy down by two. a.j. ogilvy with the leaner. game tied early on. later in the half, gets it down low. yes. he's going up over everybody. moments later, lance stevenson in transition. cannot connect but yancy gates is there. he has his back. bearcats up by eight. still in the first, vandy utilizing the three off the swing pass. how about john jenkins? buries it. then jenkins again from the wing. the freshman
the one america has counted on for over 80 years. the kind you can put in any make or model. - get it? - got it. - good. let's go, sparky. - okay. announcer: when it comes to antifreeze... your inner car guy knows only prestone is prestone. - nice. - look here. >>> we've reached the midpoint from the university of the virgil islands. depaul leads st. joseph's by ten. >>> hello there. i'm danyelle sargeant. about 6,000 miles away there is a different version of paradise hosting...
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harden the rookie from arizona state, all america first tomorrow last year, pac 10 player of the year. only two other players have won pac 10 players of the year as a sophomore. jason kidd was one of them. >> phil: mike bibby the other. >> steve: gilbert arenas, jamison each have 20. butler has 21. wizards have never led in this game. travels, takes an off balance shot that goes out of bounds. washington ball. randy foye will come in and replace deshawn stevenson to. wizards tonight had the familiar lineup with antawn jamison back. they've had 7 different starting line-ups so far this year. the thunder have had the same starting line-up all season, and that helps, but an offensive foul has been called here on antawn jamison. that is the wizards 15th turnover of the game. >> phil: well, they're saying he moved while trying to set that pick. they turned it over there, miller the other way, nearly lost it. foye for boykins, looking for blatche. earl penetrates, and he an illegal defense is called on oklahoma city. see who shoots the free throw for washington here, going to be boykins. ea
harden the rookie from arizona state, all america first tomorrow last year, pac 10 player of the year. only two other players have won pac 10 players of the year as a sophomore. jason kidd was one of them. >> phil: mike bibby the other. >> steve: gilbert arenas, jamison each have 20. butler has 21. wizards have never led in this game. travels, takes an off balance shot that goes out of bounds. washington ball. randy foye will come in and replace deshawn stevenson to. wizards tonight...